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H. O. GRIMMEISEN CONTAINER Filed July 23. 1927 11 'EN TOR.

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Patented May 8, 1928.

PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN Q. GBIMHEISEN, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Application filed July 23, 1937. Serial No. 207,833.

My invention relates to containers for semi-liquid materials and consists essentially of a cup having at the bottom an integral drip trough, and a pusher in said cup, sald pusher having an integral handle which pro-..

jects below the cup, all made ofthin Water proof material, such as water proof paper or the like, and all of peculiar construction, to gether with such other parts andmembers as may be necessary or desirable in order to render the device complete and serviceable in every respect, as hereinafter more. fully set forth.

The prin'iary object of my invention is to produce av comparatively inexpensive and simple container for a semisliquid material, and more particularly an edible, such as icecream or the like, in which thematerial can be safely and conveniently held and conveyed, and from which it can be consumed as desired and without danger of soiling the hands or clothing from escaping particles.

This container can be easily filled with ice-' cream or other material, and is so construct. ed that all of the material can be eaten from the container cup as quickly or as slowly as may be desired.

Another object is to provide a device of this character with means for keeping the contents thereof cool, or for retarding. the meltingprocess of said'contentsr Y Other objects and advantages will appear in the course of the following description.

. attain the objects and Secure the ad vantages of my invention by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a central, vertical" section through a container which embodies a practical form of my invention; Fig. 2, a bottom plan of said container; Fig. 3, a central, vertical section through a container which includes the hezV-insulating element, and, Fig.

A, a bottom tainer.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout the several views.

The container illustrated in the first two views comprises a cylindrical cup 1, a pusher 2 having a stem or handle 3, and a cover or cap 4.

The cup 1 has its bottom edge rolled inwardly and upwardly to produce an annular drip trough 5, the inner or free edge of plan of said last-named'conwlhich forms anopening 6 to receive the ban d' e 3.

The pusher 2 is adiaphragmal member, of a size to fit snugly within the cup 1, which at the edge is bent downwardly and then carried inwardly to form anannular supporting flange 7 for the edge portion of said pusher. The pusher 2 is materially strengtlr ened and stifl'ened by the flange 7. The flange 7 is carried downwardly to form the handle 3 which is hollow and therefore quite stifl-and strong. The pusher 2, the flange .7 and the handle are all integral, as also are the cup 1 and the trough 5. Preferably the handle3 at the bottom is curved, as represented at 9, to facilitate inserting said handle from above through the opening 6 formed by the trough 5 in the lonigtudinal center of the container, and there may be an opening 9 in the bottom of said handle.

The cap 4 is of ordinary construction and In practice, the pusher 2 is moved dow from above, 'ordrawn down from below by means of the handle 3, as far as the trough 5 permits, the ice-cream or other material is introduced into the cup 1 until said cup is full, and the cap 4 is placed in position on top of said cup. The .filled container can now be handled without danger of spilling. its contents, or of the latter oozing out of the cup. When it'is desired to eat the contents of the cup 1 from said cup, the cap 4 is first removed and then the pusher 2 is elevated, by means of the handle 3, a little at a time, as said contents is eaten at the top or out of the top of the said cup. If it be desired to remove all of the contents at once from the cup 1, the pusher 2 is raised clear to the open end of said cup. The pusher is shown partially elevated by broken lines in Fig. 1.

In the event any of the contents of the cup 1 oozes or leaks down between the wall of said cup and the edge of the pusher 2, the

.the piece of whichzthecap 4 is made.

( said wall is spaced from the outer wall of said cup. In other words, the cup has inner and outer walls spaced apart to form between a cylindrical air chamber 12. The

. pusher 2 in this case operates within and in r contact with the inner wall 10. The air chamber or space 12 protects the contents of the cup from heat, or insulates said con tents, and so retards the melting thereof. The wall 10 with its beads 11 extends from the horizontal plane of the top of the outer wall of the cup 1 downwardly into the trough 5 for about one-half of the depth of said trough.

The contents of this cup is permitted by the beads 11 from inner and outer walls of said cup, and any of said contents which escapes around the edge of the pusher 2 is received in the trough 5 below, as in the other example.

The second container is filled and operated or used in substantially the same manner as is the first container.

More or less change in the shape, size, construction and arrangement of some or all of the parts of this container in addition to those hereinbefore specifically pointed out, may be 'n'iade, without departing from the spirit of my invention or exceeding the scope of what is claimed.

\Vhatd claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. As an improved article of manufacture, a container, of the class described, comprising a cylindrical cup having one edge turned inwardly and upwardly to form an annular drip trough, and a diaphragmal pusher fit ting said cup, and being bent downwardly andinwardly to form an annular flange beneath the edge portion of said pusher, and

then downwardly ,to form a hollow handle which is adapted to pass through and move longitudinallyin the opening formed by said trough.

2. As an improved article of manufacture,

a container, of the class described, compris ing a cylindrical cup having outer and inner walls spaced apart to form an air'chamber, said outer wall having at one end an integral annular drip trough, and said .inner wall having at opposite ends exterior beads which space said inner from'said outer Wall toform an airspace, and a diaphragmal push-- or fitting the interior of said cup, and having an integral handle which extends downwardly through and is adapted to be moved longitudinally in the opening formed by said trough.

HERMAN o. GRIMMEISEN. 

